Bed-spring fabric.



H. F. HAGER. BED SPRING FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED FEB'. 18.1915..

Patented Nw. 23, 1915.

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BED-SPRING FABRIC.

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`Be it knovvn that I, HENRY' F. HAGER, a vcitizen of the United States, residing in Chicago; in the-county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventeda'newjand useful ImproVement nBed-Spring Fabricsyof Which the follovvingfis a specification.

. Myjinvention relates in general to bed spring fabrics andhas more particular refer ence to bed springfabrics ofthe type of fabric* lconiinonly termed fsquare and' rectangular link. 1

The inventionhas'for one 'of itsl objects the provision of-.affabric of `the character `described,A tht-flinke' of which may be 'ecoi ,nomicallyconst roughly-:from hiel umbero'f'pounds of Wire if .i

his-@invention to provide v,a ill` require 1n its formation curedfinfabedspring frame by va variable number offhelical springs of the usual tyie lvvith'iut altering the number of longitu nallydisposed rowsof links andl Without alteringA nl aterially the form of the links of the "fifa ri}c .alteration in the number'of 'springs being accomplished by't 'inerely changing the length'of the transversely dis'- posed links Without an app re'ciablegaltera-:V

tionfinstrengthand eiiciency. Clther objects and advantages-oft ein'f plan View of a bed'spring-'einbodying insection ofthe saine; andJFigLQB- sz an 'enlarged detail perspective showing "the construction of the embodying my presentl fr lY@ttfioicn-`` l "L, i For; the purpose illustrating my inven-v Specication of Letters Patent.

mpletefabric and it is ght fi'yvire cc nsistenti vvithy ltheproduction 'tof'an'-ecient and durable fabrc."" fi. v '-,wF-Afurther` object of the invention is to proridefa inoi'selejss fabric or nmore particu-l .larly' a'fabricjinwliich the links -Will not .rattleormake othernoise When the fabric is infuse lnabedA or yjihen it is being handled v3,@'inisellingf5'2"1;l i A still; further object of the inventlon is the provisionofa fabric Which may be sealso engages-Within a loo tion I have shown a bed spring fabric generally designated at A mounted in a 'frame B of usual or preferred type. As the form of this frame 1s unimportant from the standpoint of my invention', no, detailed description'of it is thought to be necessary. The fabric consists of links C Which eXtend longitudinally ofthe bed and the fabric and -the other curled end 6 through a suitable` l aperture 7 in the frame. ing fabrics isestimated,

The links C are in the present instance substantial duplicates of each other and a description of one of them will sutlice fory all. Each link C consists of a double Wire body, the two legs or Wires 8 of which are disposedside by side and in the finished fabric lie in the saine horizontal plane.

' Each link C is made of a piece of Wire and the legs 8 are connected at one end by a loop 9 Which is preferably disposed ina vertical plane or rather in a plane at rightI` angles to the planeof the legs 8. rlhe other ends of the legs 8 are bent back upon themselves to form a double Wire loop l0 disposed in the plane of the loop 9. The purpose of thus larranging the` loops will be later disclosed.

.The links C are arranged in longitudinal roWs as has been said and they are connected together and held in place both longitudii nally and ltransversely of the fabric by the cross links D which, like the links C are duplicates of each other. Each. link D con-- sists of a single strand body 'l1 terminating in an eye l2 at one end and in a loop '13 at the other7 theeye and loop being arranged in di'erent planes and preferably in planes at'right angles of each other.

this end the double Wire loop 10 and the f loop 9 provided at adjacent ends of adjacent longitudinally disposed links are passed 105 through the eye as seen in F ig. 3. This eye 13 of a similar link D'-soithat each eye la' serves as a coir necting 'eye for the `four'links meeting at the eye. ihis 'arrangement gives a substantially Hat-fabric, the double strands 8 of the bodyof'the link C lying in a horizontal Patented Nov. 23, 1915. .Application led February 18, 1915. Serial No. 8,999.

llhe eye of 100 leaclrlink D serves to connect two adjacent longitudlnai links of the same row and to" plane in the finished fabric by reason of the arrangement just described prevents any pressure of one strand upon the other [and prevents any noise of the strands moving with respect to each other. The eyes 12 form parts of the longitudinal rows and consequently all of the links of the fabric feel Weight when the spring is in use and at alll times feel the tension of the helical springs 4 which prevents rattling of any of the links, the force of the helical springs '-l always being sufficient to prevent the action of gravity upon the links when the spring is up-ended or moved in other directions during selling.

A fabric composed of links embodying my invent-ion can be readily and cheaply assembled as it is only necessary to thread each eye 12 first between the strands or legs of the body of a link C into its appropriate loop 9 and to thereafter engage this eye 12 with the `loops 10 and 13 of appropriate links by threading their endsli through the. eye.

While any usual or preferred form of edging may be provided I showin the present instance the band edge 15' connected by helicals 16 with the ends of the frame. This band vis perforated at 17 for the reception of the loops 13, it being understood that at the other edge of the fabric any expedient maybe adopted to connect the band in place.

Thefabric is light and of pleasing appearance and it will be manifest that an elongation ofthe bodies 11 of the links D will per.- mit'the reduction of the number of helical springs and shortening of them will correspondingly permit increase of their number` It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description,

and it Will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention orsacrificing any of its material advantages, the-form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim 2.- f

'1., A fabric for a bed spring comprising a plurality of links arranged longitudinally in rows extending lengthwise of the fabric and heldl under spring tension and a plu-v rality of links arranged longitudinally in rows extending across the fabric, said lastmentioned links being each provided with an eye in which are engaged the adjacent ends of two links extending longitudinally of the fabric.

2. A fabric for a bed spring comprising a plurality of links extending lengthwise of the fabric and a plurality of links extending crosswise of the fabric and held under spring tension, the links extending crosswise having an eye forming a part of the longitudinal rows of links'extending lengthwise of the fabric.

3. A bed spring fabric comprising a pair of links extending longitudinally of the fabric and a link extending across thefabric and held under springl tension, said link extending across the fabric having an eye connecting the adjacent ends of said links extending lengthwise of the fabric, said eye forming a part of a row of which the links extending longitudinally of the fabric are a part.

Signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HENRY F. HAGER. Witnesses:

J. C. CARPENTER, ESTHER ABnAMs. 

